Dual Burden of Malnutrition Among Adolescents With Hunger Aged ...

There is a dual burden of underweight and obesity among adolescents with hunger aged 12-15 years, which differs between geographical regions.

Results: The total prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity among young adolescents with hunger was 6.2% (95% CI: 4.4–8.0%), 25.1% (95% ...

The double burden of malnutrition among adolescents: analysis of ...

Adolescence is a critical period for growth and development. Yet, it is unknown to what extent this double burden of malnutrition affects adolescents in low- ...

Prevalence of the Double Burden of Malnutrition among Adolescents

The double burden of malnutrition (DBM) is a condition in which malnutrition coexists with overweight, reflecting a new layer of malnutrition.

Double burden of malnutrition among... - Open Research Africa

Results: The mean age of the respondents was 11.6 ± 3.8 years. The overall prevalence rate of stunting was 34.9%, underweight was 13.5%, thinness was 10.3% and ...

Double burden of malnutrition in children and adolescents in the ...

With accelerated urbanisation and food system transitions, the region has consistently witnessed increases in the numbers of people who are overweight and obese ...

Double burden of nutrition | Nutrition site - WHO EMRO

At present, many of our countries suffer from a double burden of malnutrition, which consists of both undernutrition and overweight and obesity, as well as diet ...

Double burden of malnutrition and its associated factors among ...

Although adolescence is a period of vulnerability for DBM, most countries' food and nutrition policies and programs in many of the LMICs and ...

Dual Burden of Malnutrition Among Adolescents of Smallholder ...

Substantial evidence is emerging on the coexistence of double burden of malnutrition on adolescents of low-income countries, ...

Double burden of malnutrition and its socio-demographic ...

The prevalence of stunting, thinness, overweight and obesity among the respondents aged 5 to 17 years was 12.7%, 10.0%, 15.0% and 14.8%, ...

The Double Burden of Malnutrition among Adolescents from ... - MDPI

Nutritional status of the adolescents by sex and age is summarized in Figure 1. More boys (10%) than girls (9.1%) were underweight, whereas more girls (21.8%) ...

Double burden of malnutrition among adolescents in rural West ...

The proportion of stunting was 25% overall: 23.3% among boys and 26.9% among girls. Of the participants, 4.6% were overweight or obese: 4.1% boys and 5.2% girls ...

Population and Individual-Level Double Burden of Malnutrition ...

Findings: Overall, at the population-level in both settings, 6.8% of adolescents had thinness, while 12.4% were overweight/obese signifying a ...

Patterns and risk factors of double burden of malnutrition among ...

About a quarter of adolescent girls (25%) and boys (21%) were stunted. Approximately 5% of girls and 11% of boys were thin, whereas 11% girls ...

Double burden of malnutrition among adolescents

Among urban school-going adolescents, there exists a double burden of malnutrition, with an equal proportion of undernutrition and overweight/obesity.

Proportions of obese, overweight and underweight adolescents with...

Objective: To estimate the dual burden of malnutrition among adolescents with hunger. Design: Data were from the Global school-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) ...

Double Burden of Malnutrition: Examining the Growth Profile and ...

Girls followed the same trends except for height when 15–18 years old. The urban-rural residence differences were found in relation to ...

Double burden of malnutrition among school-going adolescent

Double burden of malnutrition comprising both undernutrition and overnutrition is nowadays emerging as a major public health concern among adolescent girls in ...

The double burden of malnutrition among adolescents: analysis of ...

The double burden of malnutrition among adolescents: analysis of data from the Global School-Based Student Health and Health Behaviour in School-Aged ...

Ambivalence in distinguishing double burden of malnutrition among ...

Whereas the current study has measured the BMI of late adolescents between 15 and 17yrs of age with a prevalence of under-nutrition being 28.9% ...